Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America

John James Audubon, Robert Havell, Jr., Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America, 1835, hand-colored engraving and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund, 1980.91
Robert Havell, Jr., John James Audubon, Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America, 1835, hand-colored engraving and aquatint on paper, sheet: 38 x 25 3⁄8 in. (96.6 x 64.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund, 1980.91
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Artwork Details

Title
Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America
Artists
Date
1835
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 38 x 25 3⁄8 in. (96.6 x 64.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund
Mediums Description
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — bird — pelican
Object Number
1980.91
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.91

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Edward S. Curtis, Lefthand--A Commanche, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.362,343
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Edward S. Curtis, Zuni Street Scene, 1925, photogravure on tissue, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the United States Marshal Service of the U.S. Department of Justice, 1988.5.3
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Date1925
photogravure on tissue
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Edward S. Curtis, San Juan Pottery, 1905, photogravure on tissue, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the United States Marshal Service of the U.S. Department of Justice, 1988.5.8
San Juan Pottery
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Date1905
photogravure on tissue
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